Abstract Objective To determine whether type-II collagen degradation is determined by the type of sport. Carboxy-terminal telepoptide of type-II collagen (CTX-II), a serum biomarker of collagen degradation, was measured in athletes who play different sports, and was compared with matched controls. Methods The sample size consisted of 70 female participants aged between 18 and 25 years, 15 of whom were members o...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To compare the clinical results of the reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament by transtibial, transportal, and outside-in techniques. METHODS: This was a retrospective study on 90 patients (ACL reconstruction with autologous flexor tendons) operated between August 2009 and June 2012, by the medial transportal (30), transtibial (30), and “outside-in” (30) techniques. The following p...
RESUMO Esta revisão sistemática da literatura teve como objetivo analisar as variáveis envolvidas no retorno às atividades esportivas em pacientes submetidos à artroplastia total do joelho (ATJ), verificar o tipo de esporte recomendado, o tempo de retorno ao esporte, a satisfação do paciente e o nível de atividade física após a cirurgia. Os estudos relacionados com a prática de atividade física e desportiva dep...